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Calculated Shard: 54 (from laksa056)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa054.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.masslive.com/topic/edward-snowden/index.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.masslive.com/topic/edward-snowden/index.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

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The bill wasn't perfect, but it represented a fair, reasoned middle ground.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to Main Content](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/topic\/edward-snowden\/index.html#main)\n\nSet weather\n\nBack To Main Menu\n\nClose\n\nQuick Look\n\n\\-\n\nChange your current location »\n\nCurrent![Mostly Sunny](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/weather\/small\/02.png?d=1761) -Mostly Sunny\n\nTonight![Mostly Sunny](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/weather\/small\/02.png?d=1761)Low -Mostly Sunny\n\nTomorrow![Mostly Sunny](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/weather\/small\/02.png?d=1761)High -Mostly Sunny\n\nView full weather report\n\n[![masslive’s Logo](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/masslive\/logos\/logo_main.svg?d=1761)![masslive’s Logo](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/masslive\/logos\/logo_main_sm.svg?d=1761)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/)\n\n# edward snowden\n- ## [Edward Snowden, hero or villain? (Editorial)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2022\/09\/edward-snowden-hero-or-villain-editorial.html)\n  Did he blow the whistle or aid Vladimir Putin?\n  \n  1273 days ago\n  \n  [The Editorials](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-republican-editorials\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/MCDLB2IN2FHGVCKIS2GZCZ3VCE.jpg?auth=d8a8edd88d9be0bf8fe3c72fdbf916c9a510e2ebd2861b598c7a8921a841d7f5&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2022\/09\/putin-grants-russian-citizenship-to-edward-snowden.html)\n  Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden. Putin signed a decree Monday announcing the move.\n  \n  1275 days ago\n  \n  [The Associated Press](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-associated-press\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/MCDLB2IN2FHGVCKIS2GZCZ3VCE.jpg?auth=d8a8edd88d9be0bf8fe3c72fdbf916c9a510e2ebd2861b598c7a8921a841d7f5&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden and John Dean to take part in UMass whistleblower conference](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2021\/04\/daniel-ellsberg-edward-snowden-and-john-dean-to-take-part-in-umass-whistleblower-conference.html)\n  “Truth, Dissent, and the Legacy of Daniel Ellsberg” commemorates the 50th anniversary of the release of the Pentagon Papers.\n  \n  1813 days ago\n  \n  [Ray Kelly](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/rekelly\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![Daniel Ellsberg, seen here during a March 28, 2012 appearance in South Hadley, will take part in a two-day online conference marking the 50th anniversary of the release of the Pentagon Papers.](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/UWNV2IQRZRDH5KVGDHDTNGQZB4.jpg?auth=c5be757233ed65da0036b3e5af3d99dc89b89b56c3fb0974f91e9626bfd75ea1&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [Appeals court ruling a vindication for Edward Snowden (Editorial)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2020\/09\/appeals-court-ruling-a-vindication-for-edward-snowden-editorial.html)\n  What Snowden revealed showed a government run amok.\n  \n  2027 days ago\n  \n  [The Editorials](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-republican-editorials\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2013 file image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow.](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/37FTXB76B5HEJDDX54RSTGLGDE.jpg?auth=0c138f317ef5221ba90d63bac6d69aa9a4335160670b540cda8da953dc87b268&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [A pardon for Edward Snowden worthy of consideration (Editorial)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2020\/08\/a-pardon-for-edward-snowden-worthy-of-consideration-editorial.html)\n  Republicans, too, have begun to see the dangers inherent in allowing the huge surveillance state to operate outside and beyond the law.\n  \n  2045 days ago\n  \n  [The Editorials](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-republican-editorials\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![rally for Edward Snowden](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/5MQFGMT5DJCP5DMERGNPFNLXXY.JPG?auth=3fb9ff7facf2267e53f295ac8d79c0cc77e4f096c9d5e33d35b317f34bc69f41&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [5 years on, US government still counting Snowden leak costs](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2018\/06\/5_years_on_us_government_still.html)\n  Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed are still trickling out.\n  \n  2851 days ago\n  \n  [The Associated Press](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-associated-press\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![In this file image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago. The 34-year-old is living in exile in Russia, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed keep trickling out. ](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fbreakingnews%2Fphoto%2F2018%2F06%2F03%2Fsnowden-five-years-on-2b0a5e548a2d52a8.jpg?auth=018419d914758d333a00244113c9e99faf74b8ba3b72c8d568b42b6f64b1c48d&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [NSA leaker Edward Snowden performed a 'public service': Editorial](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2016\/06\/nsa_leaker_edward_snowden_perf.html)\n  Those who'd brand him a traitor would do well to remember that in America, power comes from the people, not from the authorities. Totalitarian governments, not democratic ones, spy on the citizenry.\n  \n  3583 days ago\n  \n  [The Editorials](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-republican-editorials\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![ In this March 4, 2015, file photo, then-Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department in Washington. Holder says Edward Snowden performed a 'public service' in stoking a national debate about secret domestic surveillance programs, but that he should still return to the U.S. to stand trial. Holder spoke with CNN political commentator David Axelrod in a podcast released May 30, 2016. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Feric-holder-92b579963a3d4d9c.jpg?auth=2a71592f9176cbcf137fa821d1eacdacfadcb73d11c72098b1c1a5795bab461d&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [It wasn't lack of spying that led to Paris attacks: Editorial](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2015\/11\/it_wasnt_lack_of_spying_that_l.html)\n  When there is war, or there are threats of war, freedom is the first to be jettisoned.\n  \n  3776 days ago\n  \n  [The Editorials](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-republican-editorials\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![ In this Dec. 10, 2014, file photo, former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who is in Moscow, is seen on a giant screen during a live video conference for an interview as part of Amnesty International's annual Write for Rights campaign at the Gaite Lyrique in Paris, France. Former CIA director R. James Woolsey recently said: 'I think Snowden has blood on his hands from these killings in France.' (AP Photo\/Charles Platiau, Pool, File)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Fsnowden-surveillance-a1802c4470d565f9.jpg?auth=50c772ded1139f793f75e7609a5c5cf64f46cf875b2ad6c705ead4ff5a78092b&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [End of spying operation must really be the end: Editorial](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2015\/11\/end_of_spying_operation_must_r.html)\n  Questions still remain about what will become of the records already gathered.\n  \n  3794 days ago\n  \n  [The Editorials](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-republican-editorials\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![ In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky, File)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Fnsa-surveillance-1f634e97e57f386e.jpg?auth=e004932c99552b7e5045febf418f64ec368056cd6623228b14558d5674206026&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [Court allows continuance of 'almost Orwellian' spying: Editorial](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2015\/08\/court_allows_continuance_of_al.html)\n  But they can't have had that evidence because the government keeps it secret. The circular, cynical reasoning: You can't sue us unless you can demonstrate something that you aren't allowed to see. So there.\n  \n  3858 days ago\n  \n  [The Editorials](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-republican-editorials\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. In December of 2013, a federal judge termed the NSA's bulk collection of records \"almost Orwellian,\" and issued an injunction. On Friday, an appeals court reversed that order. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky, File)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Fnsa-surveillance-93c25186baa27203.jpg?auth=c70560658538df819ae5160705c444da58c6749f51cb1103fd672f8fbaef2a16&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [Seeds of NSA spy curbs were sown by Edward Snowden: Editorial](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2015\/06\/seeds_of_nsa_spy_curbs_were_so.html)\n  Does anyone really believe that Congress would have acted without what was learned from Snowden?\n  \n  3946 days ago\n  \n  [The Editorials](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-republican-editorials\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![In this image released by Radius TWC, Edward Snowden, left, appears with Glenn Greenwald in a scene from 'Citizenfour,' a documentary that intimately captures Snowden during his leak of NSA documents. (AP Photo\/Radius TWC)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Ffilm-qa-laura-poitras-23e0102d4110a3fc.jpg?auth=824a059b9feea21faeb3b71447431e7597c77c0a85d595a91ff4ccf029c36b03&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [Senate fumbles the ball on NSA spying program: Editorial](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2015\/06\/senate_fumbles_the_ball_on_nsa.html)\n  A House-passed bill would have authorized the phone companies to retain the metadata for 18 months and would have allowed authorities to access that information only after obtaining a court order. The bill wasn't perfect, but it represented a fair, reasoned middle ground.\n  \n  3948 days ago\n  \n  [The Editorials](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/staff\/the-republican-editorials\/posts.html)\n  \n  ![FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. Three post 9\/11 surveillance laws used against spies and terrorists are set to expired on midnight Sunday. Will that make Americans less secure? Absolutely, senior Obama administration officials say. Nonsense, counter civil liberties activists. 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All rights reserved ([About Us](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/aboutus\/)).  \n The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.\n\n[Community Rules](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/communityrules\/) apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.\n\n**YouTube's privacy policy** is available [here](https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy \"YouTube Privacy Policy\") and **YouTube's terms of service** is available [here](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/t\/terms \"YouTube Terms of Service\").\n\n[![Ad Choices icon](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/logos\/ad-choices-arrow.svg?d=1761)Ad Choices](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/privacy-policy\/#oba_top)","attrs_readable_markdown":"- ![FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2013 file image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow.](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/37FTXB76B5HEJDDX54RSTGLGDE.jpg?auth=0c138f317ef5221ba90d63bac6d69aa9a4335160670b540cda8da953dc87b268&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [5 years on, US government still counting Snowden leak costs](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2018\/06\/5_years_on_us_government_still.html)\n  Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed are still trickling out.\n  \n  ![In this file image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago. The 34-year-old is living in exile in Russia, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed keep trickling out. ](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fbreakingnews%2Fphoto%2F2018%2F06%2F03%2Fsnowden-five-years-on-2b0a5e548a2d52a8.jpg?auth=018419d914758d333a00244113c9e99faf74b8ba3b72c8d568b42b6f64b1c48d&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)\n- ## [Senate fumbles the ball on NSA spying program: Editorial](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/opinion\/2015\/06\/senate_fumbles_the_ball_on_nsa.html)\n  A House-passed bill would have authorized the phone companies to retain the metadata for 18 months and would have allowed authorities to access that information only after obtaining a court order. The bill wasn't perfect, but it represented a fair, reasoned middle ground.\n  \n  ![FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. Three post 9\/11 surveillance laws used against spies and terrorists are set to expired on midnight Sunday. Will that make Americans less secure? Absolutely, senior Obama administration officials say. Nonsense, counter civil liberties activists. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky, File)](https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Fnsa-surveillance-c65bb4ee4dfb70ee.jpg?auth=ca7c031990b90e28be770655665365b659ba3071f1365d2253c86f0fad1369ce&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	5 years on, US government still counting Snowden leak costs Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed are still trickling out. Senate fumbles the ball on NSA spying program: Editorial A House-passed bill would have authorized the phone companies to retain the metadata for 18 months and would have allowed authorities to access that information only after obtaining a court order. The bill wasn't perfect, but it represented a fair, reasoned middle ground.
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(Editorial)](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2022/09/edward-snowden-hero-or-villain-editorial.html) Did he blow the whistle or aid Vladimir Putin? 1273 days ago [The Editorials](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-republican-editorials/posts.html) ![Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/MCDLB2IN2FHGVCKIS2GZCZ3VCE.jpg?auth=d8a8edd88d9be0bf8fe3c72fdbf916c9a510e2ebd2861b598c7a8921a841d7f5&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden](https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/09/putin-grants-russian-citizenship-to-edward-snowden.html) Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden. Putin signed a decree Monday announcing the move. 1275 days ago [The Associated Press](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-associated-press/posts.html) ![Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/MCDLB2IN2FHGVCKIS2GZCZ3VCE.jpg?auth=d8a8edd88d9be0bf8fe3c72fdbf916c9a510e2ebd2861b598c7a8921a841d7f5&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden and John Dean to take part in UMass whistleblower conference](https://www.masslive.com/news/2021/04/daniel-ellsberg-edward-snowden-and-john-dean-to-take-part-in-umass-whistleblower-conference.html) “Truth, Dissent, and the Legacy of Daniel Ellsberg” commemorates the 50th anniversary of the release of the Pentagon Papers. 1813 days ago [Ray Kelly](https://www.masslive.com/staff/rekelly/posts.html) ![Daniel Ellsberg, seen here during a March 28, 2012 appearance in South Hadley, will take part in a two-day online conference marking the 50th anniversary of the release of the Pentagon Papers.](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/UWNV2IQRZRDH5KVGDHDTNGQZB4.jpg?auth=c5be757233ed65da0036b3e5af3d99dc89b89b56c3fb0974f91e9626bfd75ea1&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [Appeals court ruling a vindication for Edward Snowden (Editorial)](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2020/09/appeals-court-ruling-a-vindication-for-edward-snowden-editorial.html) What Snowden revealed showed a government run amok. 2027 days ago [The Editorials](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-republican-editorials/posts.html) ![FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2013 file image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow.](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/37FTXB76B5HEJDDX54RSTGLGDE.jpg?auth=0c138f317ef5221ba90d63bac6d69aa9a4335160670b540cda8da953dc87b268&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [A pardon for Edward Snowden worthy of consideration (Editorial)](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2020/08/a-pardon-for-edward-snowden-worthy-of-consideration-editorial.html) Republicans, too, have begun to see the dangers inherent in allowing the huge surveillance state to operate outside and beyond the law. 2045 days ago [The Editorials](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-republican-editorials/posts.html) ![rally for Edward Snowden](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/5MQFGMT5DJCP5DMERGNPFNLXXY.JPG?auth=3fb9ff7facf2267e53f295ac8d79c0cc77e4f096c9d5e33d35b317f34bc69f41&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [5 years on, US government still counting Snowden leak costs](https://www.masslive.com/news/2018/06/5_years_on_us_government_still.html) Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed are still trickling out. 2851 days ago [The Associated Press](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-associated-press/posts.html) ![In this file image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago. The 34-year-old is living in exile in Russia, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed keep trickling out. ](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fbreakingnews%2Fphoto%2F2018%2F06%2F03%2Fsnowden-five-years-on-2b0a5e548a2d52a8.jpg?auth=018419d914758d333a00244113c9e99faf74b8ba3b72c8d568b42b6f64b1c48d&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [NSA leaker Edward Snowden performed a 'public service': Editorial](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2016/06/nsa_leaker_edward_snowden_perf.html) Those who'd brand him a traitor would do well to remember that in America, power comes from the people, not from the authorities. Totalitarian governments, not democratic ones, spy on the citizenry. 3583 days ago [The Editorials](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-republican-editorials/posts.html) ![ In this March 4, 2015, file photo, then-Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department in Washington. Holder says Edward Snowden performed a 'public service' in stoking a national debate about secret domestic surveillance programs, but that he should still return to the U.S. to stand trial. Holder spoke with CNN political commentator David Axelrod in a podcast released May 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Feric-holder-92b579963a3d4d9c.jpg?auth=2a71592f9176cbcf137fa821d1eacdacfadcb73d11c72098b1c1a5795bab461d&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [It wasn't lack of spying that led to Paris attacks: Editorial](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2015/11/it_wasnt_lack_of_spying_that_l.html) When there is war, or there are threats of war, freedom is the first to be jettisoned. 3776 days ago [The Editorials](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-republican-editorials/posts.html) ![ In this Dec. 10, 2014, file photo, former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who is in Moscow, is seen on a giant screen during a live video conference for an interview as part of Amnesty International's annual Write for Rights campaign at the Gaite Lyrique in Paris, France. Former CIA director R. James Woolsey recently said: 'I think Snowden has blood on his hands from these killings in France.' (AP Photo/Charles Platiau, Pool, File)](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Fsnowden-surveillance-a1802c4470d565f9.jpg?auth=50c772ded1139f793f75e7609a5c5cf64f46cf875b2ad6c705ead4ff5a78092b&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [End of spying operation must really be the end: Editorial](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2015/11/end_of_spying_operation_must_r.html) Questions still remain about what will become of the records already gathered. 3794 days ago [The Editorials](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-republican-editorials/posts.html) ![ In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Fnsa-surveillance-1f634e97e57f386e.jpg?auth=e004932c99552b7e5045febf418f64ec368056cd6623228b14558d5674206026&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [Court allows continuance of 'almost Orwellian' spying: Editorial](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2015/08/court_allows_continuance_of_al.html) But they can't have had that evidence because the government keeps it secret. The circular, cynical reasoning: You can't sue us unless you can demonstrate something that you aren't allowed to see. So there. 3858 days ago [The Editorials](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-republican-editorials/posts.html) ![In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. In December of 2013, a federal judge termed the NSA's bulk collection of records "almost Orwellian," and issued an injunction. On Friday, an appeals court reversed that order. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Fnsa-surveillance-93c25186baa27203.jpg?auth=c70560658538df819ae5160705c444da58c6749f51cb1103fd672f8fbaef2a16&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [Seeds of NSA spy curbs were sown by Edward Snowden: Editorial](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2015/06/seeds_of_nsa_spy_curbs_were_so.html) Does anyone really believe that Congress would have acted without what was learned from Snowden? 3946 days ago [The Editorials](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-republican-editorials/posts.html) ![In this image released by Radius TWC, Edward Snowden, left, appears with Glenn Greenwald in a scene from 'Citizenfour,' a documentary that intimately captures Snowden during his leak of NSA documents. (AP Photo/Radius TWC)](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Ffilm-qa-laura-poitras-23e0102d4110a3fc.jpg?auth=824a059b9feea21faeb3b71447431e7597c77c0a85d595a91ff4ccf029c36b03&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [Senate fumbles the ball on NSA spying program: Editorial](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2015/06/senate_fumbles_the_ball_on_nsa.html) A House-passed bill would have authorized the phone companies to retain the metadata for 18 months and would have allowed authorities to access that information only after obtaining a court order. The bill wasn't perfect, but it represented a fair, reasoned middle ground. 3948 days ago [The Editorials](https://www.masslive.com/staff/the-republican-editorials/posts.html) ![FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. 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Readable Markdown	- ![FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2013 file image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow.](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/37FTXB76B5HEJDDX54RSTGLGDE.jpg?auth=0c138f317ef5221ba90d63bac6d69aa9a4335160670b540cda8da953dc87b268&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [5 years on, US government still counting Snowden leak costs](https://www.masslive.com/news/2018/06/5_years_on_us_government_still.html) Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed are still trickling out. ![In this file image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago. The 34-year-old is living in exile in Russia, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed keep trickling out. ](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fbreakingnews%2Fphoto%2F2018%2F06%2F03%2Fsnowden-five-years-on-2b0a5e548a2d52a8.jpg?auth=018419d914758d333a00244113c9e99faf74b8ba3b72c8d568b42b6f64b1c48d&width=500&smart=true&quality=90) - ## [Senate fumbles the ball on NSA spying program: Editorial](https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2015/06/senate_fumbles_the_ball_on_nsa.html) A House-passed bill would have authorized the phone companies to retain the metadata for 18 months and would have allowed authorities to access that information only after obtaining a court order. The bill wasn't perfect, but it represented a fair, reasoned middle ground. ![FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. Three post 9/11 surveillance laws used against spies and terrorists are set to expired on midnight Sunday. Will that make Americans less secure? Absolutely, senior Obama administration officials say. Nonsense, counter civil liberties activists. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.masslive.com%2Fhome%2Fmass-media%2Fwidth2048%2Fimg%2Fopinion_impact%2Fphoto%2Fnsa-surveillance-c65bb4ee4dfb70ee.jpg?auth=ca7c031990b90e28be770655665365b659ba3071f1365d2253c86f0fad1369ce&width=500&smart=true&quality=90)
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